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Brazil faith healer accused of sexual abuse ruled a fugitive
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS DECEMBER 15, 2018 / 12:48 PM / UPDATED 7 HOURS AGO
Brazil faith healer accused of sexual abuse ruled a fugitive
BRASILIA (Reuters) - A Brazilian faith healer accused of sexual abuse by more than 300 women is now considered a fugitive after failing to report to authorities on Saturday.
A judge on Friday issued an arrest warrant for João Teixeira de Faria, known as “John of God,” giving until 2 p.m. (1600 GMT) on Saturday to surrender. His location was unknown as of Saturday afternoon.
In a video broadcast by news station GloboNews, Faria’s lawyer Alberto Toron said he will report to authorities but could not say where or when. Toron denied the accusations and said he will file an appeal on Monday.
Faria became a celebrity when Oprah Winfrey broadcast a report of his healing methods in 2013.
He drew thousands of Brazilians and foreigners to the spiritual center he has led since 1976 in Abadiânia, a small town in the central Brazilian state of Goiás where a court authorized his arrest.
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Brazil faith healer accused of sexual abuse ruled a fugitive
BRASILIA (Reuters) - A Brazilian faith healer accused of sexual abuse by more than 300 women is now considered a fugitive after failing to report to authorities on Saturday.
A judge on Friday issued an arrest warrant for João Teixeira de Faria, known as “John of God,” giving until 2 p.m. (1600 GMT) on Saturday to surrender. His location was unknown as of Saturday afternoon.
In a video broadcast by news station GloboNews, Faria’s lawyer Alberto Toron said he will report to authorities but could not say where or when. Toron denied the accusations and said he will file an appeal on Monday.
Faria became a celebrity when Oprah Winfrey broadcast a report of his healing methods in 2013.
He drew thousands of Brazilians and foreigners to the spiritual center he has led since 1976 in Abadiânia, a small town in the central Brazilian state of Goiás where a court authorized his arrest.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-healer-abuse/brazil-faith-healer-accused-of-sexual-abuse-ruled-a-fugitive-idUSKBN1OE0NO